• Delivers substantial productivity benefits
• Re-uses MATLAB/Simulink test cases for the automatic test of functional applications and introduces requirements traceability

Brest, France – 12th March 2010. Geensoft, the specialist independent provider of software design tools and associated professional services for embedded systems development, has launched the AUTOSAR Re-targeting Tool (ART) module for AUTOSAR Builder, its award-winning tool suite for the development of AUTOSAR-compliant automotive embedded systems.

The new ART module delivers substantial productivity benefits through the automatic generation of AUTOSAR-compliant C code that is ready to be embedded on target ECUs, from both … Read More → "New ART module for AUTOSAR Builder automatically generates AUTOSAR-compliant code from MATLAB/ Simulink models"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 11, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its Fault Detective Test Optimization and Diagnostic Software Version 4.7 delivers results from 10 to 1,000 times faster than previous versions.  The new version expands support for multi-core processors and implements new algorithms that provide increased diagnostic rendering speed and improved accuracy.

Improved memory management allows the software to build complex models up to 10 times larger than before and with more detail to accurately pinpoint the defective component the first time the diagnosis is run. The more complex the model, … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Fault Detective Test Optimization and Diagnostic Software Delivers Results up to 1,000 Times Faster"

10^th March, 2010, Northwich, Cheshire – Kane … Read More → "Floating Point Math.h Functions Accelerated 2 – 10X on FPGA Hardware, with Impulse C High Level Synthesis Tools"

Starnberg, 12 March 2010 – qaqadu event gmbh, experts for technical education, announces the upcoming short course on “DSP for FPGAs” on May 4 to 7, 2010, in Munich, Germany. The intensive 4 day DSP for FPGAs course will present and examine the use of FPGAs for DSP algorithms, applications and architectures. This course will feature the entire software design flow from concept, to bit true simulation, to actual hardware implementation on a Xilinx Virtex II Pro device. Special attention is paid to practical experience; after each presentation a hands-on session will follow in which attendees will be able to simulate and implement the structures and … Read More → "Upcoming DSP for FPGAs Technical Course in May in Munich"

11th March 2010, Cambridge, UK —The Future of Wireless International Conference, a two day high-profile event to be held in Cambridge on 29th & 30th June 2010, brings together from around the world more than 300 key players, including business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, investors and academics, to explore the key market, business and technology opportunities for wireless – and it’s potential impact on society – over the next … Read More → "Industry Leaders gather together in Cambridge to plan the future of wireless!"

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA – March 11, 2010 – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has stock on Phoenix Contact’s new PTSM series PCB terminal blocks.

The PTSM series PCB terminal blocks are available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs.

The PTSM series has a 5A-rated spring-cage connector and a small footprint that allows for several design possibilities. The terminal blocks are 5mm in height and … Read More → "New Phoenix Contact PTSM Series PCB Terminal Blocks in Stock at Digi-Key Corporation"

CHICAGO – March 11, 2010 – The International Engineering Consortium today announced the winners of the 2010 DesignCon Paper Awards in recognition for their outstanding contributions to the educational goals of DesignCon 2010.

“We extend our congratulations to the Design Paper Award winners for their hard work and dedication in serving the semiconductor industry,” commented IEC president, John Janowiak. “We are fortunate to … Read More → "IEC Congratulates DesignCon 2010 Paper Award Winners"

8th March, 2010, Northwich, Cheshire – Kane Computing Ltd (KCL) today announced the signing of an agreement with Impulse Accelerated Technologies (Impulse) to resell their software-to-hardware FPGA compilation and verification tools in the UK and Ireland.

The Impulse C-to-FPGA tools allow application developers to quickly create custom accelerator and filter modules in C, increasing productivity for developers of advanced video and image processing, DSP, and hardware-accelerated computing applications. Users of Impulse C report saving as much as half their design time using C when compared to using HDL methods.

Products and services KCL will be supporting include … Read More → "New UK Distributor for Impulse C to FPGA Compiler"

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10, 2010 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of FineSim™ Fast Monte Carlo, a revolutionary new alternative to traditional Monte Carlo analysis. FineSim Fast Monte Carlo makes it possible to achieve much more accurate statistical analysis as much as 100 times faster than traditional Monte Carlo methods. 

< … Read More → "Magma Announces FineSim Fast Monte Carlo – New Method for Statistical Simulation and Monte Carlo Analysis Delivers Superior Accuracy and Up To 100X Speed Improvement Over Traditional Monte Carlo Analysis"

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10, 2010 –– Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today unveiled Tekton™, a new timing analysis platform that offers significantly higher capacity and dramatically faster runtimes than traditional tools, without sacrificing accuracy. Unlike other solutions, Tekton runs multi-scenario analysis efficiently on low-cost hardware without requiring a large number of expensive servers and software licenses. Leveraging breakthrough technology, this revolutionary new platform addresses complex sign-off challenges and is uniquely suited for today’s … Read More → "Magma Unveils Tekton – First Static Timing Analysis Solution to Deliver Fast Multi-Scenario Analysis on a Single CPU"